Do your adult children get drunk in front of you?

[The Mystery Machine]

I'm currently finishing my 2nd grapefruit margarita on the rocks, made for me by my 32 year old son.

I have to comment on that drink.

I went to a hipster place called "Taste" this week and they make the "infusion drinks".

So I through caution to the wind and let the bartender come up with a drink based on my likes. Cranberry, cherry, lemon, lime, vodka and no orange. I do not care for orange taste of any kind in my drinks.

I got back an interesting infused drink with a grapefruit in it.

They included "bitters". It certainly made the drink "pop" with "fresh".

My margarita kick now is a "Cherry 'Rita". I have infused cherries in them when I have them on hand. Muddle the cherries, strain or not depending on your preference and then add that to the drink.

Usually I just add the cheapo maraschino cherry juice from the jar or recently I got a bottle of the "cherry juice" at the liquor store.

My formula is 2 shots tequila, 1- 1/2 shot margarita mix, dash lime juice, mix in my metal drink thing, add about 2-3 shots 7-up, pour into glass. Add tsp. cherry juice.

Very refreshing for summer.

 

[S. C.]

I let my grandson drink one of my Seagram's strawberry daiquiris last week.

Drink? yes .... Drunk? No

 

[PizzieDuster]

I have drinks in front of my parents but I won't get drunk. I learned my lesson from my very few times of getting drunk in front of my mom. She doesn't scold but will happily tell stories during the holidays so I now have a couple of drinks and stop myself No one wants to hear the story of how I got drunk and spent half an hour trying to figure out how to open a door again.

 

[java]

I don't get drunk in front of my Mom, but she gets drunk in front of me all the time!

 

[aprilgail2]

My kids aren't that old yet. But, if they were an adult and sloppy drunk, I would probably make sure someone else was driving, and just leave the party. It's not something I would think is funny and I wouldn't want to sit there and watch.

I agree- I would have to leave because being around people that are drunk disgusts me and I just cant stay for long.

Tipsy, to me, means relaxed after a few sips. I won't drive after having 1 drink not because I'm drunk but because my reflexes are not as sharp as they are if I haven't had a drink.

 

[dawnhaze]

My mother and I will share a bottle of wine (and between the two of us, one bottle will get us both pretty lubricated) and I did shots at a bar with my father when he turned 65.

I don't really like alcohol that much and drink very rarely, though.

 

[marcyinPA]

My 16 year old knows how to properly uncork and serve a fine bottle of wine. He also makes a mean Cosmo.

I am almost embarrassed to admit this, but my DS14 was "tending bar" at family gatherings from about the age of 10. My brother in law taught him how to tap a keg, and my BFF's mil taught him how to make a martini- both dirty and dry. My DS has a bartender personality- he wants to be sure everyone is taken care of, happy, and having fun. He would go around and pick up dirty glasses, wash them, clean the bar, etc. He even had a tip jar! Lol. Everyone thought he was hysterical as they sat and he conversed with them.

Of course, we were in our home and our families homes- and we had to remind him that he couldn't go telling everyone after he told his 4th grade gym teacher that he learned how to tap a keg at his cousins college graduation party! Rofl!!

 

[luvmy3]

Despite what my tag says I'm not really a drinker, however I have been drunk in front of my father. We are Irish afterall
I have never been drunk in front of my kids, I've had a few drinks and been tipsy for sure but never falling down drunk. It is my hope to show them that one can drink and enjoy themself without getting to the point of inebriation.
Having said that I am not naive, I know they are going to drink to the point of being smashed, and while I won't be "partying" with my kids, I'll never have an issue with them drinking in front of me (after 21).

 

[Goofy_Disney_Dad]

I think some of you would faint if you knew the 21st birthday celebrations I've had with my boys. I have 2 that are over 21 and 2 that haven't reached 21 yet. I plan to celebrate the same with any of them who are interested. This thread is almost comical in its contents.

 

[TifffanyD]

I think some of you would faint if you knew the 21st birthday celebrations I've had with my boys. I have 2 that are over 21 and 2 that haven't reached 21 yet. I plan to celebrate the same with any of them who are interested. This thread is almost comical in its contents.

Lol I agree.

My parents took me to Vegas for my 21st. 'Nuff said. Lol

 

[luvmy3]

I think some of you would faint if you knew the 21st birthday celebrations I've had with my boys. I have 2 that are over 21 and 2 that haven't reached 21 yet. I plan to celebrate the same with any of them who are interested. This thread is almost comical in its contents.

I'm not going to celebrate with my kids, but I am going to be the DD for that night and take them and their friends wherever they want to go. Not because I see anything wrong with it, just that my 40 year old self just can't handle that kind of partying anymore!

 

[lauradis]

My mother is one of those uptight anti drinker people. One sip and she thinks your an alcoholic. I have drank and gotten tipsy in front of her, but never at her house. nor would I bring alcohol to her house.

I have drank and partied with my adult children.

If one of my teen children wanted a glass of wine or two with dinner, I had no problem giving it to them. Really the only forbid I put on alcohol was don't steel it from the house, don't serve it to your under age friends, if you do drink call me at whatever hour and I will pick you up and last one if your hungover deal with it and you better get your butt out of bed and go to school/work etc.

So yes op i have and don't have any moral issues with drinking.

 

[blessedone03]

My parents don't drink and neither do I so it isn't an issue at our home!

However I think getting drunk anywhere other than the privacy of your own home is pretty disrespectful in it's self. If you can't control yourself enough to know when enough is enough I think it shows a lack of class.

 

[DawnM]

I have never been drunk.
My husband has never been drunk.
As a general rule, we don't have alcohol in the house. We have had it on occasion when someone comes over and brings a bottle of wine. I don't buy it.

I don't expect my children to ever get drunk. You can call me whatever names you like, but these are our expectations for our children.

 

[minkydog]

I know that my older two drink. DS27 drinks gin and wine, and DD20 drinks wine and wine spritzers occasionally. Gasp! Did I just say DD20? ...yes. Yes I did. Because I don't see any reason that she shouldn't. DH and I were drinking at 15-18, which was the norm in the 1970s. We don't offer it frequently and she doesn't drink much. My rule is, if she's going to have a little drink, she can't leave the house ( she lives here). That pretty well limits her to drinking at home with the parental units. What she does with her friends is her business as long as it doesn't involve law enforcement.

Neither of my kids has ever been drunk in my presence. DS was very hung-over once, on Easter morning. But he braved it out and ate the ham and potato salad and asparagus and devilled eggs and jello salad like a boss. A very green, sick boss.

 

[GaSleepingBeautyFan]

My kids aren't old enough to drink but I hope they wouldn't get totally drunk - they've seen the results of friends overindulging at several parties and it wasn't pretty.

We have some alcohol in the house and we do drink occasionally but only within reason like one or two drinks usually.

I know I wouldn't be sitting by and watching my adult kids get drunk. It's not funny and I'd be the interfering parent stopping it.

At the last party we went to, I stopped several drunk stumbling around people from drinking more. That was the last thing they needed to be doing especially since one of them was there with their 3 year old.

 

[Meetmeinmontauk]

DBF & myself just spent an evening with my mother & all of my sisters to watch a football game. We are 26, 24, 23, and 21. We all drank but no one drank to the point of being wasted. DBF's family drinks when we get together with them as well.

 

[NHdisneylover]

I have only ever been drunk once (not enough to be sick or pass out or hung over the next day, but felt "drunk" to me)--and it was not in front of my parents. If I drank that much, I would be comfortable doing so with them (they do with me).

DH has been "drunk" (again, not sick, etc) with his parents a couple of times--it was pretty funny actually.

DD16 usually has wine with dinner at home (or out for that matter). I like to hope she will not overdo it and will stick to a drink or two with food as she grows.

 

[LittleMissMagic]

I drink with my parents. We're a really tight family, and I enjoy spending time with them. And most of the time that I drink with them, we're on vacation, so it's not like we're running into our neighbors.

Also, the drunkest I've ever been has been with my parents, and that's not something that I'm embarrassed about or thought was weird. I thought I was pretty dang lucky to be with people who cared about me and could make sure that I was okay.

 

[Jafar30]

Yes I've had drinks with my parents and vice versa. It's not really that big a deal